Changes on the Farm

Farm life is exciting - but hard. 

Wednesday night we were out for a couple of hours. When we returned, our goats had jumped the fence into our neighbors yard... it's a 6-foot fence!

When we went to retrieve the goats, they had escaped the neighbors yard as well, and were gone. We haven't been able to find them - we no longer have goats.

Thursday Josh was able to get the garden planted. :) There is still room to plant more, and we'll probably add to the garden in the next few weeks. 

Saturday was raining on and off all day. Peter has been sick, and Saturday he took a turn for the worse. He wouldn't get up at all. We knew when we went to bed that he probably wouldn't make it through the night... Sunday morning when we got up, he was gone. This was the last picture I had taken of him - he'd been sick for a few days, and stayed curled up against the fence for most of the last week of his life.

Samson has grown tremendously. He loves to eat; he actually stands at the back door and moos when he's hungry, because he knows we come out of that door with the bottle for him. :) 

He gets so excited to eat his back legs shake! He will come when called - if Josh steps outside and whistles, Samson will trot over to him. 

Samson needs a new friend now; he looks pretty lonely in the backyard by himself. Josh wants to get him a puppy, but my heart is hurting right now. We'll get Samson a friend soon, but I need a few more days.

The farm is growing...

After getting our cows, one of our neighbors offered us a couple of goats. His daughter needed to downsize (she had 5 goats, and only wanted 2), so they were giving some away. The mama had just finished weaning her baby, so we were given both of them. :)

Bella - the mama

Thumper - the baby... he loves to climb on the paver stones Josh has stacked on the patio. Eventually, these stones will become part of a retaining wall... for now, they are Thumper's obstacle course.

Samson - he loves to play. :) As soon as Bella and Thumper entered the yard, he bounded over to meet the new animals and make friends... Bella was terrified, and still won't have anything to do with him. Poor guy.

We hope to plant our garden in the next week or so as well. The farm is well under way!

Baby Cows

We bought baby cows! Meet our calves:

Baby Peter - he's a feisty one! He is pretty reactive and responsive, and was the first of the two to take the bottle. He loves Crystal and I; Josh says it's our "woman scent". :)

Baby Samson - he's been a bit slower to take to the bottle; we were worried about him last night. Finally this afternoon he got hungry enough to eat. He has a bit of red in his coat (this picture was in the shade, so it's hard to see his coloring).

Josh feeding Samson

We're pretty excited!

The back yard has been prepared for planting (which will be our project in the next week or so). Now that the cows are here, our next goal is to build the chicken coop and get some chickens. :)

Welcome to the Davis Farm!

Grocery Shopping

I love grocery shopping. I know most people don't feel the same way; however, I love creating a menu plan and grocery shopping for the ingredients for my meals. I enjoy walking through the store and picking out produce, talking with those at the butcher counter and having them cut my meat, and comparing labels to find the right product that will help enrich the dish I intend it for. This weekend, I spent Friday late-night completing my meal plan, then Sunday afternoon grocery shopping. I am so excited for all the scrumptious meals I get to create over the next month!